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title: "Radiated Wolf Spider"
description: "Hogna radiata — Insecten en spinnen. Hogna radiata is a species of wolf spider present in South Europe (from the middle of France), the Balkans, north Africa, and Central Asia (N."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/radiated-wolf-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Radiated Wolf Spider

> Hogna radiata — Insecten en spinnen. Hogna radiata is a species of wolf spider present in South Europe (from the middle of France), the Balkans, north Africa, and Central Asia (N.

- Scientific name: *Hogna radiata*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 18036
- Wikidata: [Q1304042](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1304042)
- iNaturalist taxon: [326871](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/326871)

## Names

- en: Radiated Wolf Spider
- de: Schwarzbäuchige Tarantel
- es: Araña Lobo Europea
- fr: Tarentule radiée

## Countries with the most observations

IT (3297), FR (3276), ES (1477), PT (959), HR (766), GR (512), HU (425), AT (417), BG (318), UA (288), RO (279), TR (275)

## Summary

Hogna radiata is a species of wolf spider present in South Europe (from the middle of France), the Balkans, north Africa, and Central Asia (N. I. Platnick). This species is wandering, hunting smaller insects less than 20% of its own size. Found on grass, parks, and forests.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogna_radiata

## Photo

![Radiated Wolf Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/radiated-wolf-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: 0959kedi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/282444442

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/radiated-wolf-spider?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).